The Badge
Aug 31
1 min read
Last week you met the Workhorse — first one in, last one out, more done than any three people around him. Here's the part that makes him hard to help: the 60-hour week isn't a problem he's trying to solve. It's a badge. Ask him to hand something off and you're not lightening his load — you're asking him to take the badge off.
His whole identity got built on being the one who carries it. That's why the delegation advice never lands. You're not arguing with his calendar. You're arguing with who he thinks he is. The Workhorse, part 1.
Tomorrow: the Workhorse from another angle.
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